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Show ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF WATER DEVELOPMENT dinary years there need be no concern as to the actual necessities of the present population, or the sustenance of existing vegetation. But the experience of the past year, the meager- ness of the present snowfall, the extra supply necessary to the successful operation of the contemplated sewer system and above all proper provision for the future advancement, growth and beautification of our city, continue to re- engage the attention of the municipal mind to this topic and to emphasize its importance as the question of the hour. " The exchange made last year with certain owners of Parley's Creek and the subsequent construction of a canal from Parley's Canyon to the city, with the attendant necessary purchase of mill, power and water rights- all at an expense of $ 45,635.00- was a wise and judicious move which, if 1 am not mistaken, will prove advantageous to 9. Ninth East Street, viewed north from Twenty- fir si South Street, is typical of lands still irrigated under the Parley's exchange and now within the incorporated area of Salt Lake City. Hampton C. Godbe all the parties of interest. The extra supply so obtained will go far towards relieving the city the coming season and in ordinary years, when there is the usual storage of snow in the mountains, it will be all sufficient, taken in connection with the City Creek house supply and the Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal supply for irrigation ..." 10. This rock- lined creek channel, located on the " Strevell Estate" on Ninth East Street, carries Utah Lake xcater as a result of the Parley's Exchange agreement. Hampton C. Godbe |
